Jersey Strong cookie by Sweet Dani B. All profits are going to charities that are helping with the rebuild efforts in NJ.

New Jerseyans sprung to action after Hurricane Sandy. We have been there for each other and contributions to charities and rebuilding efforts have been amazing and inspiring. In my own personal effort to move onward and upward from the sadness, I got to cookie baking and what emerged was “Jersey Strong”!

I had purchased this amazing NJ cutter from CopperGifts years ago!

I had originally imagined this design with the jumbo candy hearts that have become signature on most of my cookies, but when I mocked it up, I realized the heart had to be much, much bigger!

Our great state has often been the punchline of jokes and sarcasm. Jersey stereotypes abound in the movies, on TV… I have many times been called a “Jersey Girl” and even if the the people saying it did not mean it nicely I didn’t care. Those people don’t know what they are missing! We are good people with character and heart… and no matter what, will always be “Jersey Strong”.

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From MARTHA STEWART LIVING

"There’s nothing cookie-cutter about these delightful creations. With an ingenious icing technique, it’s easy to turn basic sugar cookies into edible works of art. Fancy cookies like these are usually decorated with a piping bag. But Dani Fiori, a stylist for The Martha Stewart Show and the founder of Sweet Dani B., came up with a simpler way: plastic squeeze bottles. 'It’s much neater,' she says, and 't’s more like drawing.'